✧ hakuouki

play the old version prior to kyoto winds and edo blossoms. not super romantic but well translated with an interesting story, and i actually like the ratio of romance to general plot here. this is the only otome i've completed all routes in

✧ i was a teenage exocolonist

so good that i'm scared to play again. has my favorite love interest in all of gaming history - his impact on my psyche is not to be underestimated. also has a deckbuilding feature but its easy to understand. lowkey rewired my brain just play it

✧ my vow to my liege

a really good experience, but very wordy and a little confusing - if you've read cultivation danmei the writing style is essentially the same. also i dont really care much for enemies to lovers but this game shows how to do it splendidly